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[He's overdue for this, it's true. But Tony has been poking around before committing to an introduction. He doesn't rush in quite as recklessly these days thanks to his time with SHIELD. Trying to think more like a spy has paid off in that sense. He connects to the MID, sending his image using a camera that does not look attached to his arm. In fact, it seems to be showing a full body shot, with the camera somewhere across the room.]

My name is Tony Stark. For those who know me, I'm declaring this an emergency in neutral space. Everyone is an ally out here unless you prove otherwise.

For those I haven't met, I'd be happy to change that. Since we're all working together on this problem it doesn't hurt to make more friends. I'm sure everyone has the same goal right now and the more we work together, the faster it will go.

That said, if there's anything I can do for you, let me know. I'm guessing some of us might have arrived a little worse off than others. Just look me up if you need a hand.

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[The plots thickens. Jadzia had already meant one man who'd introduced himself as Tony Stark and now here was another. Unexpectedly though (you know if you were used to parallel universes) they didn't look that alike, save for taste in facial hair. But the personality? Too simililar for it to just be too men who happened to share a common name.]

Ah, so, Tony...is Tony okay? Mr. Stark? Seems like there's an awful lot of that last name around here. Any relation?

[He smiles with a mildly pained resignation at her comment. Who knew sharing could get this bad? Not that he doesn't like himself. (He mostly likes himself.) But this is a lot of family in a short time and he's not sure what he really thinks of it all yet.]

Tony's just fine. It's... yes. I've noticed that too. Maybe it's a fashion statement.

[Side-stepping the real answer just a bit. That's technically not avoidance, right? He's delaying. Yeah.]

I guess there are worse ones...

[Fashion statements, that is.]

You must have a lot of enemies back home, if your first public act is to declare neutral space.

[There's no judgement there, just curiosity. There are plenty of people and groups back home that would cause her do the same if she'd caught wind of them here. Really, she's somewhat impressed by his practicality.]

I'd like to think I don't, but you can't be too careful.

[And he's Director of SHIELD, so it's technically his job to make sure everyone is in the right place. Granted, this isn't his territory, but SHIELD does what it wants. Tony is covering all bases.]

It's just that in these cases you don't always know who you're talking to. I want us to start off on the right foot.